Tax blog: guides, worked examples and explainers – page 75
Practical guides with worked examples, each linked to a calculator you can use straight away.
- Home office deductions for retirees: a practical guide
Home office deductions explained for retirees, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Capital gains tax for Virginia residents
How federal and Virginia state taxes apply to capital gains, with a worked example.
- Calculating 24% VAT after a discount in Greece
Whether VAT in Greece is charged before or after a discount, with a worked example and the difference in what the customer pays.
- VAT versus sales tax for landlords: a practical guide
VAT versus sales tax explained for landlords, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- Reverse VAT in Tanzania: find the net price from a gross price
Why you cannot just subtract 18% from a gross price in Tanzania, and the correct formula for extracting VAT.
- Restaurant bills in Northwest Territories: tax and tip
How restaurant tax works in Northwest Territories and how to calculate a tip on the pre-tax amount.
- North Dakota sales tax guide: the 5% state rate and local add-ons
The 5% state sales tax rate in North Dakota, how local rates add on top, and a worked example for shoppers and sellers.
- How to price products with 5% VAT in United Arab Emirates
How to set a selling price in United Arab Emirates that hits a target profit margin and then adds 5% VAT, with the formulas side by side.
- How to add VAT to a price in Slovakia
A step-by-step method for adding 23% VAT to any net price in Slovakia, with a ready-made table of common amounts.
- Tipping and sales tax at Mississippi restaurants
How restaurant sales tax works in Mississippi and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Take-home pay in New Jersey: federal, state and FICA explained
How federal income tax, New Jersey state tax and FICA come out of each paycheck, with an example for a biweekly pay schedule.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in North Dakota?
How restaurant sales tax works in North Dakota and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Estimating property tax in Botswana
How property tax is typically calculated from an assessed value and a rate, with a monthly budgeting figure for owners in Botswana.
- Business mileage deductions explained for landlords
Business mileage deductions explained for landlords, with a worked example, a checklist and the mistakes to avoid.
- VAT invoices in Luxembourg: a practical checklist
The details a VAT invoice in Luxembourg normally needs, how to lay out tax per line, and a worked invoice example at 17%.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in Georgia?
How restaurant sales tax works in Georgia and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- Should you tip on the pre-tax or post-tax total in California?
How restaurant sales tax works in California and why many diners tip on the pre-tax amount.
- How much of your salary you keep in Czechia
A clear way to estimate net salary in Czechia from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Gross to net salary in Finland: a simple estimate
A clear way to estimate net salary in Finland from gross pay, using an effective income tax rate and a social contributions rate.
- Greece VAT guide: rates, examples and common mistakes
How the 24% standard VAT rate in Greece works, with a worked example, the shortcut formula and the mistakes that cost businesses money.